Chick One has hatched! At 6:06 am on May 8.
Chick cracks out of shell 6:06 am May 8 gif by craigor
 First pip May 7 5:27 pm  First view of chick cap by J |  Hole growing larger 19:38 pm cap by Lurker  Hello Sunrise May 8 6:50 am cap by Ragnarok |
Two hours old, awakened by intruder alerts by Rosie and Richie. May 8, 8:39 am cap by Midi
First Meal May 8 9:26 am cap by Ragnarok
Chick Two has hatched!
A pip appeared in the early evening and chatters were eagerly watching. Nothing seemed to be happening that night, so one by one, chatters went to bed. A few were watching. But the chick emerged covered by its shell and no one saw it until morning. A check of the video feed showed that it hatched at 12:32 am on May 9. Now there are two mouths to feed and Richie has faithfully been providing fish.
A pip appeared in the early evening and chatters were eagerly watching. Nothing seemed to be happening that night, so one by one, chatters went to bed. A few were watching. But the chick emerged covered by its shell and no one saw it until morning. A check of the video feed showed that it hatched at 12:32 am on May 9. Now there are two mouths to feed and Richie has faithfully been providing fish.
 Chick? 6:54 am May 9 by VA  Number Two's first meal 8:18 am May 9 gif by J |  2 chicks 7:33 am May 9 cap by Dianne A  2 chicks at 10:25 am May 9 cap by ttli  Rosie, Richie and two chicks May 10 cap by C |
Happy News!
Tony\ reported seeing Victory, a returning chick from 2018, by Pt. San Pablo. Happily, he was able to capture some pictures and video from his scope. Kudos to Tony\, our osprey expert, who keeps track of all osprey nests in this area. Victory is the second chick to return. The first was Rivet, who has been spotted once. Victory has two siblings, Roemer and Brisa, so we can hope to see them some day as well.
Once they have fledged, migrated and returned, ospreys have a 90% survival rate.
Once they have fledged, migrated and returned, ospreys have a 90% survival rate.
Victory as seen by Tony\ through his scope at Point San Pablo
Chick Number 3 has arrived!
A pip appeared around 9pm on May 10. Chatters watched through the night but couldn't see much. Rosie was hunkered down and there were few views of the chicks and egg. In the early morning light, chatters could see the pip was larger and at 9:26 am, the chick emerged. The chicks have various nicknames but Uno, Dos and Tres seem to have been chosen as temporary names. Chick number one was born at dawn, chick number two around midnight, and chick number three late morning. It has been suggested that this be taken into consideration for permanent names.(Sunrise, MIdnight and ?) We shall see.
A pip appeared around 9pm on May 10. Chatters watched through the night but couldn't see much. Rosie was hunkered down and there were few views of the chicks and egg. In the early morning light, chatters could see the pip was larger and at 9:26 am, the chick emerged. The chicks have various nicknames but Uno, Dos and Tres seem to have been chosen as temporary names. Chick number one was born at dawn, chick number two around midnight, and chick number three late morning. It has been suggested that this be taken into consideration for permanent names.(Sunrise, MIdnight and ?) We shall see.
 Rosie, two chicks and one egg 12 am May 11 cap by Midi  2 chicks and one egg with pip Note the eggtooth on the chicks May 11 6:56 am cap by C |  Enlarged pip on May 11 at 5:37 am cap by SaMo  Fish on nest 7:21 am on May 11 cap by MW |
 Richie brings a plastic bag May 11 9:08 am cap by Midi  9:45 am on May 11 chick in open egg |  Egg Number 3 hatches at 9:26 am on May 11 cap by SaMo |
First week for the family
This first week is all about sleeping and eating for the chicks. For Richie it's about providing fish and other material. And for Rosie, it's about keeping the chicks safe, warm and fed.
 Feeding time 11 am May 11 gif by J  Mom and chick and plastic 5:52 pm May 11 cap by midi  Rosie eats the guts 6:40 pm May 11 cap by midi |  Feeding time 4:24 pm May 11 gif by J  Richie brings a fish 6:39 pm May 11 cap by midi |